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Insurance: Funding a losing battle
David Sawtell reviews the impact of Excalibur ‘Having chosen to leave everything in the hands of Excalibur and Clifford Chance, the funders had to bear the burden of the costs caused to the defendants.’ Litigation funders have an important role to play in commercial litigation. As part of the research for his review of civil …
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- Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 655
- Dymocks Franchise Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd v Todd [2002] UKPC 50; [2004] UKPC 39
- Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc & ors [2013] EWHC 4278 (Comm); [2014] EWHC 3436 (Comm); [2016] EWCA Civ 1144
- Hamilton v Al Fayed [2001] 1 AC 395; [2002] EWCA Civ 665
- Sims v Hawkins [2007] EWCA Civ 1175